lot 123. A moulded qingbai chrysanthemum-shaped cosmetic box, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Estimate HKD 120,000 - HKD 180,000 (USD 15,541 - USD 23,311). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.

The interior of the box is applied with three small pots separated by a three-armed structure, the cover moulded with small florettes, covered with a clear greenish-white glaze with the exception of the base, rims and part of the underside of the cover. 3 in. (7.7 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box

Provenance: The late Baroness von Callenberg (1901-1982), Switzerland
Sold at Christie's Paris, 19 December 2012, lot 2 (part)
Mayuyama & Co., Ltd., Tokyo 

Literature: H.F.E. Visser, Asiatic Art In Private Collection of Holland and Belgium, Amsterdam, 1947, pl. 132, no. 239

Exhibited: Mayuyama & Co., Ltd., Special Exhibition and Sale: Song Ceramics, Tokyo, 16-25 October 2014, Catalogue no. 30

Christie's. The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 4 October 2016, Hong Kong